This is the loudest story of the recently ended Beijing Olympics. Although she had a positive anti-doping test result, she was allowed to compete in figure skating for medals. the team won gold in the team competition, but due to the case of the 15-year-old player, medals were not awarded.
Trimetazidine was detected in Walijewa, a drug used in ischemic heart disease, but also influencing the acceleration of metabolism and increasing the tolerance of physical effort, which has been on the list of prohibited measures of the World Anti-Doping Agency since 2013. The Russian defenders put forward the absurd theory that trimetazidine was found in her body by accident. By the grandfather she was taking care of and she drank from one glass with him.
Kami³a Walijewa welcomed to Russia. Like a heroine
In the country, however, Walijewą is strongly supported. There were many entries from fans in the social media, a special banner devoted to the ice skater appeared in the event, and Russian politicians announced that.
After returning to Russia, the 15-year-old was greeted at the airport almost like a heroine. A lot of fans waited for the player, dressed in national colors and scarves and carrying banners supporting the teenager.
The medalist of the Games juxtaposed Putin and Walijewa. “I was talking to Kamiła”
An official welcome for Russian athletes after their return from Beijing was organized in Moscow. Tatiana Nawka, the Olympic medalist from Turin in 2006, spoke on the stage. She also handed out necklaces to members of the gold figure skating team. They were to symbolize medals that they did not receive in China. Nawka made a bold juxtaposition. – I talked to Kamiła and told her that today all over the country she and Vladimir Putin are the most cited and popular people – said the wife of Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who is quoted by Sport.tvp.pl.
. This support also comes from other Duma politicians and government institutions. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation even recorded a short propaganda video in which a young girl – presumably a Valijeva – is protected by the Russian army on the ice.
– I can’t even imagine how she felt. They grilled her all night. How she had to worry, how her parents had to worry. They couldn’t help her, not even hold her hand. How sad it is, she also said about Walijewa Nawka.
Source: Sport
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